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Human resource management for the resilience of public organizations: a model based on macro-competences

Vítor Vasata Macchi Silva (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Jose Luis Duarte Ribeiro (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance

ISSN: 2051-6614

Article publication date: 8 August 2022

Issue publication date: 22 September 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper proposes a model composed by macro-competences developed to contribute for the resilience of public organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

To propose the model, a literature review in the area of organizations resilience was carried out, and the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used. The setting used to validate the proposed model was the Brazilian Federal Institutions of Higher Education.

Findings

The results present five dimensions of action seen as macro-competences that contribute for organizations’ resilience: human resource management, development of individual competencies, risk management, preparedness for response, and responsiveness. The results also point at competences that can be developed in each of those dimensions with a view toward resilience.

Practical implications

Competences of strategically planning the workforces, of testing the risk hypotheses continuously, and applying the action plans proposed by risk management in response to crises can improve individual and organizational resiliencies.

Originality/value

Guided by the proposed model, public organizations will be better prepared to withstand adversities, such as resources cutbacks and staff shortages.

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Citation

Macchi Silva, V.V. and Ribeiro, J.L.D. (2022), "Human resource management for the resilience of public organizations: a model based on macro-competences", Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 656-674. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOEPP-08-2021-0235

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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